The report says the industry just needs to pay 3% of its income to reduce methane leaks by 75% and that the yearly methane leaks are equivalent to Russia's entire methane production. Since methane is 80x more potent greenhouse gas than CO2 it's a very cheap climate solution.
Abstract looks like a pretty well run study with lots of candidates tested:
Evaluation of 1867 extracts and 18 compounds for virus spike protein binding to host cell ACE2 receptors in a SARS-CoV-2 pseudotyped virus system identified 310 extracts derived from 188 species across 76 families (3 fungi, 73 plants) that exhibited ≥ 50% viral entry inhibition activity at 20 µg/mL. Extracts exhibiting mammalian cytotoxicity > 15% and those containing cardiotoxic cardiac glycosides were eliminated. Three extracts were selected for further testing against four pseudotyped variants and infectious SARS-CoV-2 and were then further chemically characterized, revealing the potent (EC50 < 5 µg/mL) antiviral activity of Solidago altissima L. (Asteraceae) flowers and Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (Dennstaedtiaceae) rhizomes.
"The new footage, shot by Channel News Asia but only released two days after the incident, captures about a minute of discreet, high-level manoeuvring before an official arrives to escort Hu away. Hu, who is 79, stepped down as head of the party 10 years ago.
The official Xinhua news agency reported that Hu’s unexpected exit was due to ill health, but gave no further details.
That semi-official line did little to quell speculation that what looked like a forced removal – Hu seemed confused and unwilling to leave his seat – was some kind of political power play by his successor Xi Jinping.
The incident was not broadcast in China, and Hu’s name was effectively scrubbed from the internal internet, inside the country’s great firewall."
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The report says the industry just needs to pay 3% of its income to reduce methane leaks by 75% and that the yearly methane leaks are equivalent to Russia's entire methane production. Since methane is 80x more potent greenhouse gas than CO2 it's a very cheap climate solution.